Coronary disease 5069735 223647482 2008-07-05T01:58:10Z Datab 7423675 /* Coronary disease */ removed extra parentheses {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D003327 | }} '''Coronary disease''' (or '''coronary heart disease''') refers to the failure of [[coronary circulation]] to supply adequate circulation to [[cardiac muscle]] and surrounding tissue. It is sometimes equated with [[atherosclerotic]] [[coronary artery disease]], but coronary disease can be due to other causes, such as [[coronary vasospasm]].<ref name="pmid9538315">{{cite journal |author=Williams MJ, Restieaux NJ, Low CJ |title=Myocardial infarction in young people with normal coronary arteries |journal=Heart |volume=79 |issue=2 |pages=191–4 |year=1998 |month=February |pmid=9538315 |doi= |url=http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9538315}}</ref> It is possible for the stenosis to be caused by the spasm.<ref name="pmid18056026">{{cite journal |author=Rezkalla SH, Kloner RA |title=Cocaine-induced acute myocardial infarction |journal=Clin Med Res |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=172–6 |year=2007 |month=October |pmid=18056026 |doi=10.3121/cmr.2007.759 |url=http://www.clinmedres.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18056026}}</ref> ==External links== * [http://www.heartd.org/coronaryheartdisease.php Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) - symptoms, causes, treatment and additional details] ==References== {{reflist}} {{medicine-stub}} {{Heart diseases}}